Should you use Intel Core i9 9980HK or Apple M1? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i9 9980HK is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i9 9980HK has a Base frequency of 2.4 GHz and 128 GB memory size whereas Apple M1 has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 16 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 45 W | 14 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | April 23, 2019 | November 20, 2020 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Icestorm and Firestorm |
| Model number | i9-9980HK | |
| Socket | BGA-1440 | Apple M-Socket |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 GPU |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1250 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 24 | 64 |
| ROPs | 3 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.8 GB/s | 68.25 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/192990/intel-core-i9-9980hk-processor-16m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz.html | |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1182 | 1510 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 8342 | 7706 |
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 2605 | 3761 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 14776 | 15003 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 1149 | 1736 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 7092 | 9446 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 0.38 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
Intel Core i9 9980HK has been announced on April 2019 whereas Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Core i9 9980HK is 14776 whereas Passmark score value of Apple M1 is 15003.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i9 9980HK has a memory size of 128 GB while Apple M1 comes up with 16 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Intel Core i9 9980HK has 8 cores with 16 threads whereas Apple M1 has 8 cores with 16 threads. Intel Core i9 9980HK has base frequency of 2.4 GHz whereas Apple M1has base frequency of 2.1 GHz.